NBA Asks Kids to Upcycle
Does your kid want to go green with the pros?
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How to Grow Microgreens in Plastic Salad Containers
I eat a lot of grocery store salad throughout the winter, but I don’t stress about those awful plastic salad containers.
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Kid-Built, Decoupaged, Donated Bookshelf (with Ample Parental Help)
Our local food pantry badly needed something fun (and quiet and still) for kiddos to do while their parents shopped for groceries.
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Weddings + Showers: 18 Eco-Friendly DIY Wedding Bouquets and Flowers
Worried about the ethics of the floral trade?
Struggling to find organically-grown, fair trade cut flowers?
You may want to skip the politics altogether, and simply make your own bouquet and other floral pieces for your wedding. You’ll invest more time in the process, definitely, but you’ll definitely save money, and your wedding will be all the greener for it.
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DIY Home + Garden: DIY Prepper Projects that You Can Use Now
I’ll be honest: for years, I never considered the survivalist/prepper crowds as target audiences. I mean, we’re on totally different ideological wavelengths, right? I’m not into shooting things, and they likely think I’m a touchy-feely hippie…
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Holiday Crafts: The 2013 Upcycled CD Wish List Ornament (with Free Printable Template!)
Want a way to preserve the memory of what your child wants most for Christmas this year?
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E-Waste Jewelry by Marcele Godoy
Do you have e-waste – like old cables, chargers, and cords – laying around? Upcycle it into gorgeous jewelry!
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Tutorial + How-to: Brown Paper Bag Travel Journal
You don’t want to forget all the wonderful memories that you made on your vacation, do you?
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Back to School Ideas: A Project Display Board from Upcycled Cardboard
Make the Science Fair (or the Biography Fair, or the International Fair…) slightly less of a pain in the butt, AND save yourself a trip to the store to buy a cardboard or foam core display board, because crafting your own display board out of upcycled cardboard is so easy!
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Holiday Crafts: Halloween Crafts Made from Recycled Materials
Want an eco-friendly Halloween? This is the place to be, and now is the time to start!
Check out these green Halloween projects, all of which are made using recycled materials. Whether you’re looking for costumes or decorations, we’ve got you covered.
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Book Page Prints into Greeting Cards from Spooky and Bright
How to make your own greeting cards that aren’t super cutesy and twee?
Include something vintage!
I made these DIY greeting cards not with rubber stamps of teddy bears or foam stickers of ducks in bonnets, but with vintage book pages. Pages trimmed from a ratty, torn copy of The Turn of the Screw and an old dictionary, embellished with paint, compose the front images of a set of all-purpose blank cards, suitable for either the kids or the adults in the family to use.
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How-to: DIY Cardboard Shield from Recycled Cardboard
Have a little knight in training at home?
It takes just a few minutes to make your favorite knight her very own shield out of recycled cardboard. A cardboard shield is cheaper than even a cheap-o plastic toy shield, doesn’t junk up the environment, and best of all–your kiddo can decorate it herself!
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Upcycle a Metal Tin into a Chalkboard Planter!
If you’re looking for a colorful planter that will spruce up your porch or patio, I have an awesome project for you!
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Upcycle an Embroidery Hoop into Colorful Wall Art!
I have quite a collection of embroidery hoops, and I’ve done projects like Embroidery Hoop Easter Eggs and Embroidery Hoop Pumpkins. Even so, I bought more embroidery hoops at a garage sale in order to make colorful wall art pieces for my craft booth. Here’s the first one that I came up with!
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“I Love You” Wall Art
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share one of the pieces I just put together for my craft booth— “I Love You” wall art!
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Top 5 Projects from the January Green Crafts Showcase
Did anyone notice that I missed the December Green Crafts Showcase? With the holiday madness, I completely forgot! I decided to put all of the entries from December and January together and pick my top 5 favorites! Here they are!
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Craft Booth Ideas: Promote Your Website Through Picture Frames
I’m selling lots of old and vintage picture frames in my booth. I’ve painted them so they look rejuvenated, but I hate how the cardboard glares through the glass. I decided to make my own “filler” that not only solves the boring cardboard problem, but promotes my website as well!
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Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Day “Wreath”
You all know that I love creating “wreaths” from picture frames, so why not apply the same concept to a Valentine’s Day wreath?
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Craft Booth Ideas: Upcycle an Old Shutter into a Unique Display
I got two shutters from a garage sale and was eager to see how I could incorporate them into my booth. Using shutters as a display is not a new idea, but nevertheless, I wanted to give you a few ideas of what you could do in your craft booth with old shutters.
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Craft Booth Ideas: Recycled Paper Price Tags
In addition to my dry erase price signs, I need to price each item individually with my booth code. Many antique/art stores do this in order to keep track of which booth earned money. Instead of using new price tags from the store, why not make your own from recycled paper? They’re so much cuter and way more eco-friendly!
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Craft Booth Ideas: Upcycled Dry Erase Price Signs
In last week’s post, Bubble Gum Machine Button Display, I shared that I am opening my own booth at a local antique/art shop. I’m sharing all of my eco-friendly display ideas, so here’s another one– upcycle small picture frames into price displays!
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Recycled DIY: Sugar, Cream, and Coffee Canisters
Want to make your coffee area look organized and pretty? Recycle your old jars into cute canisters for your sugar, cream, and coffee beans!
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Upcycle a Piece of Art into a Chalkboard!
I found a set of three mountain pictures at a garage sale about a year ago. They weren’t my taste, so they sat in my closet until inspiration finally hit– chalkboard paint!
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Upcycled Lid Jewelry Tray
I went into my roommate’s room a few days ago and she had her jewelry on a lid from a candle. I loved it’s simplicity, so I told her that I was stealing her idea, but making it a tad bit prettier! Here’s how you can make your own upcycled jewelry tray!
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Thrift Store Lampshade Makeover!
I found an old lampshade at a thrift store and thought it was the perfect shape for my vintage lamp. I didn’t like the fabric on the outside, though, so I decided to give it a makeover!
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How To: Wine Cork Magnets
As I shared in the Wine Corks to Wall Art post, I was given a large bag of wine corks to craft with. Through Pinterest, I came across these adorable wine cork magnets on Etsy and thought, “I bet I could make those myself!” They’re super simple to make, so collect your corks and get crafty!
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Recycling Christmas Cards: Framed Art
While visiting family this week, I noticed my mom received a stack of Christmas cards from family and friends. She had a genius idea that I just had to share! Several of the cards had beautiful graphics that weren’t too “Christmasy” and were worth saving, so she decided to frame them!
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New Years Goal Board
I saw this fantastic pin on Pinterest on how to make a bucket list board. The idea is to write your bucket list items and hang them up on the board. Once you’ve completed an item, you put it in the bucket. It’s a great way to visualize items you would like to complete. I decided to create a New Years goal board so that I can visualize and remember all of my goals for the New Year!
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Recycling Christmas Cards
Isn’t it hard to part with the beautiful Christmas cards that you receive from family and friends? Last year I made a New Years banner from Christmas cards and Becky has shared Seven Ways to Recycle Greeting Cards, but here are 5 more ways you can recycle all of those gorgeous cards!
Wine Corks to Wall Art
Although I’m not a drinker, I was given a huge bag of wine corks to craft with! I was inspired by Sustainablog’s 8+ Ways to Upcycle Wine Corks Creatively post and decided to transform my wine corks into wall art. This project would be perfect for a wine lover’s Christmas gift– plus, it’s super easy to make!
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Recycled “Mitten” Gift Holder
This week I searched Pinterest to find a cute way to give small gifts this Christmas. I saw several projects of the traditional laced mittens and laced stockings, and thought it would be great for small items! I simply added an eco-friendly twist by using book pages. If you want to impress your co-workers with a cute gift, or dress up that gift card for a friend, this is the perfect project for you!
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A Quick and Eco-Friendly Christmas Gift!
If you follow us on Pinterest, you probably saw this idea from Alisa Burke that Becky pinned to our board. I’ve also seen these beautiful pieces of art from Creative Genius Art, too. I fell in love with the idea, so I decided to make my own version for Christmas gifts!
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Button Wreath Ornament
I really miss all of the homemade ornaments that I would put on our Christmas tree when I was growing up. I loved the stories they brought each year as we put them on the tree. In order to start my own “stories,” I’ve been trying to make my own Christmas ornaments. Last year I made these fabulous recycled magazine ornaments and this year I was inspired by Craftapalooza’s button wreath!
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Glass Bottle Santa Claus!
I’ve been saving (or hoarding) several glass bottles for craft projects. This week, I looked at the bottles and admired their shape– their round middle reminded me of Santa Claus! I decided to transform one into a “subtle Santa” for decoration. Here’s how you can make your own!
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How-to: Snowman Mason Jar!
I have an over abundance of mason jars, so I’m always looking for different ways to repurpose them. From canning to crafts, they have so many uses. Here’s just one of the many ideas I came up with for this season– a snowman mason jar!
Altoids Tin Gift Holder
Don’t you just love when the wrapping is just as cute as the gift your giving? An Altoids tin is the perfect way to give your small gifts this year like jewelry or gift cards!